Vikings
VIKING DISCOVERY OF AMERICA, THE. The Story of Leifur Eiriksson and Vinland the Good
Author: Yates, Anna
Country: London
Language: English
Year Published: 2018
No. of pages: 112
Illustrations: 26 Color Illustrations. 0 B&W Illustrations.
Binding: Hardbound
Size: 9”x 6”
Weight: 1.00
ISBN: 9781912366071
Biblio/Bio:
Code: 7161
Price: $29.50
Over a thousand years ago, a Nordic seafarer carried off course on the North Atlantic and caught a chance glimpse of land in the far west. The story of the Norse discovery of America, named Vínland by discoverers, around the year AD 1000 has been preserved for a millenium in the medieval Icelandic manuscripts "Saga of Eirikur the Red" and "Saga of Greenlanders". This informative and accessible book tells the story of the Norsemen in America, how they found the continent and why they did not stay.
VIKING GODS, THE. From Snorri Sturluson’s Edda
Author: Thorisson, Jon, ed Illustrated by Lorenz Fröhlich.
Country: Iceland
Language: English
Year Published: 1995
No. of pages: 79
Illustrations: 34 Color Illustrations. 0 B&W Illustrations.
Binding: Softbound
Size: 8” x 4 1/2”
Weight: 0.00
ISBN: 9979856785
Biblio/Bio: Index.
Code: 5755
Price: $21.50
Everyone has heard of Thor and Odin, and many people are familiar with the names of other Viking gods such as Frey and Freyja, Baldur, Nanna, Heimdall and Bragi. Now you can read all about them. The Vikings believed that Odin and Thor and the rest of the gods were immortal, and history has proven them right. Their names are mentioned by millions of people every day, as the days of the week are named after the Viking gods: Tuesday after Tyr; Wednesday after Odin (or Woden); Thursday after Thor and Friday after Frey. This booklet contains excerpts from Snorri Sturluson’s Edda, which was written around 1220, and is the most important source on the gods of the Vikings.
VIKING NAVIGATION. Sun-compass Guided Norsemen First to America
Author: Søren Thirslund
Country: Denmark
Language: English
Year Published: No year
No. of pages: 40
Illustrations: 2 Color Illustrations. 33 B&W Illustrations.
Binding: Hardbound
Size: 10”x 9”
Weight: 0.00
ISBN: 8798407929
Biblio/Bio: Bibl.
Code: 2939
Price: $29.50
How did the Vikings managed to make their incredible voyages across the Norwegian Sea and Northern Atlantic Ocean to America before the days of accurate astronomical observation or even the simple magnetic compass? Recent research has finally given us an answer to this fascinating mystery. Photos, maps and informative text reveal how these new discoveries and research have finally enabled scientists to chart the path of the Vikings. The Viking “Compass” and other navigational instruments are pieces of art.
VIKING PROPHECY, THE MORE THAN 1000 YEARS OLD. The Prophecy of the Vikings - The Creation of the World
Author: Scudder, Bernard, translation, Illustrations by Dagfinn Werenskiold
Country: Iceland
Language: English
Year Published: 2001
No. of pages: 95
Illustrations: 13 Color Illustrations. 0 B&W Illustrations.
Binding: Softbound
Size: 8” x 4 1/2”
Weight: 0.00
ISBN: 9979856270
Biblio/Bio:
Code: 5781
Price: $24.50
The Prophecy is an ancient poem from Scandinavia by the name of Voluspa, which literally means “the Prophecy of the Seeress” and describes a vision which appears to her. It is a story of the creation of the world, as told in the ancient faith of the Vikings. It is also a prophecy about the fate of heaven and earth. The story foretells great upheavals which end with the destruction of all men and gods in fire and conflict. The world is destroyed, but rises anew from the sea, even more beautiful than before. Here is a small book of the most famous and undoubtably the most beautiful poem of the Viking Age.
VIKINGS IN THE ISLE OF MAN, THE.
Author: Wilson, David M
Country: Denmark
Language: English
Year Published: 2008
No. of pages: 156
Illustrations: 38 Color Illustrations. 33 B&W Illustrations.
Binding: Softbound
Size: 9 1/2”x 7”
Weight: 1.00
ISBN: 9788779343702
Biblio/Bio: Bibl. Index.
Code: 6238
Price: $49.50
The Isle of Man provides a microcosm of Viking settlement in the West. Set in the northern part of the Irish Sea, it was a major player in the economic and political life of this Norse region from the beginning of the tenth century until the end of the Scandinavian overlordship of the Hebrides and the Man in the middle of the thirteenth century. This book presents, for the first time, for both specialist and general reader, a major survey of the Island in the period from the early tenth century to the middle of the eleventh century.